Robert Frost was an American poet known for his vivid images of nature and farm life in his work. He was considered one of the most influential and popular American poets of the 20th century. He has received various awards such as the Congressional Gold Medal and the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, which he won four times. Many critics over the years have analyzed Frost's poetry, all eager to delve into the woods of complexity that is Robert Frost. Frost was known for writing poetry with an emphasis on nature. He used the changing of the seasons to symbolize events that were also occurring in the lives of the characters depicted in his poems as well as to give a vivid depiction of the human condition. For example, in "Nothing Gold Can Stay", Frost opens the poem with a line about the hue of leaves, but by the end of the poem it becomes apparent that the gold he describes in has little to do with it. see with nature. but rather it is a representation of the valued things in life and their fragility. Mordecai Marcus said in his book The Poems of Robert Frost: An Explanation: "Frost's view resembles Emerson's idea that to be born into this world is the fall, implying that suffering and decay caused by natural processes are what we know of evil... The "Nothing" of the last line, repeated from the title, receives special attention; the gold that cannot remain represents all perfections" (Marcus) Use Nature as a means of symbolizing the cycle of human existence was a common thread in many of Frost's poems. Frost was also praised for the depth of meaning of his poetry and yet the simplistic, toneless language in which he wrote. wrote it. Randall Jarrell noted the rawness of Frost's poetry in middle of paper ...... literary world Frost explores many themes through an organic representation of human responses to life. have discovered, the work of Robert Frost is much more complex than the language in which he writes it. Works Cited Jarrell, Randall. “The other frost.” Poetry and the times. New York: Vintage Books, 1953. Marcus, Mordecai. "On "Nothing Gold Can Stay"" On "Nothing Gold Can Stay" Web. March 12, 2014. Marson, Janyce. “Critical Contexts: Robert Frost: A Look at Critical Reception.” » Critical Insights: Robert Frost (2010): 40-60. Literary reference center. Internet. March 12, 2014.Valassis, Anastasia Vahaviolos. "Critical Contexts: The Paradoxes of Robert Frost: A Meditation on "Discordant Elements..." Critical Insights: Robert Frost (2010): 76-91. Literary Reference Center. Web. March 12. 2014.